[新聞] Side Notes

Seattle Police Guild warns of phony solicitors The Seattle Police Guild says phone solicitors who claim to raise funds on the guild’s behalf are not legitimate. The labor guild doesn’t solicit funds from the public, nor does it give other solicitors permission to do so on its behalf, guild officials said. Anyone who has received a phone call from someone claiming to raise money for the guild is asked to call the Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Division at 800-551-4636, or the guild office at 206-767-1150. Seattle Housing: Condo sales ‘hot,’ homes steady Median house price jumps 14% Medical Side Note: Breast-cancer deaths down because tumors smaller, study finds Drug researchers leak secrets to Wall St. Technical Side Notes: Glance at international financial scams Internet scammers keep working in Nigeria

[電腦] Google 地圖中文製作簡介

花了兩個小時把 Google 地圖的基本製作寫了下來. 如果你有興趣知道, 可以到這裡看看. 從檢視原始檔裡, 你會發現並沒有用一般程式的方式下去寫. 我儘量用很簡單的方式讓人們容易了解…希望如此.

[新聞] 上班的人要多多照顧自己的身體

Tips for fighting workplace weight gain
這種事的確是很難, 尤其很多公司的飲料都是免費供應的. Google 還有免費的午餐.
# Keep a bottle of water at the desk. Instead of reaching for a snack when tired or bored, grab the water. It's good for you and will help you feel full, not to mention hydrated.
# Blacklist the vending machines.
# Hang up the phone. It's easy to stay sitting all day, what with e-mail, the phones, etc. But walk to see someone you need to speak with.
# Resurrect your lunch box. Many of us don't take lunch to work, and 39 percent of workers said they eat out at least three times per week. By bringing lunch, you save money, trim calories and control how much you eat.

Most U.S. workers report skipping lunch on busy days
這種事從沒有發生在我身上, 所有的事午餐後再說.
# Nearly half said they are more likely to indulge in unhealthy foods as between-meal snacks.
# One third feel tired or moody.
# An additional third confessed to overeating at the next meal if they skipped the previous one.
# One out of five said they got nauseous or had problems concentrating or thinking.

Unpaid maternity leave puts U.S. out of step with rest of world